00:00Putin is trying to delay, saying there must be a painstaking study before a ceasefire can take place.
00:08Well, the world needs action, not a study, not empty words and conditions.
00:15So my message is very clear. Sooner or later, Putin will have to come to the table.
00:21So this is the moment that the guns fall silent, that the barbaric attacks on Ukraine once and for
00:29all stop and agree to a ceasefire now. And let's be clear why this is so important.
00:37Russia's appetite for conflict and chaos undermines our security back here at home
00:44in the United Kingdom. It drives up the cost of living. It drives up energy costs.
00:51So this matters deeply to the United Kingdom. That is why now is the time to engage in discussion
00:58on a mechanism to manage and monitor a full ceasefire and agree to serious negotiations
01:06towards not just a pause but a lasting peace, backed by strong security arrangements
01:14through our coalition of the willing. And we won't sit back and wait for Putin to act.
01:22Instead, we will keep pushing forward. So the group I convened today is more important than ever.
01:30It brings together partners from across Europe as well as Canada, Australia and New Zealand,
01:37with backing from others too, including Japan. We agreed we will keep increasing the pressure
01:43on Russia, keep the military aid flowing to Ukraine and keep tightening restrictions on
01:49Russia's economy to weaken Putin's war machine and bring him to the table. And we agreed to
01:56accelerate our practical work to support a potential deal. So we will now move into an
02:03operational phase. Our militaries will meet on Thursday this week here in the United Kingdom
02:10to put strong and robust plans in place to swing in behind a peace deal and guarantee Ukraine's
02:17future security. President Trump has offered Putin the way forward to a lasting peace.
02:24Now we must make this a reality. So this is the moment to keep driving towards the outcome that
02:30we want to see, to end the killing, a just and lasting peace in Ukraine and lasting security
02:38for all of us.
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